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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1931
Page
4
A vintage advertisement style piece urges preventive care and internal cleanliness to combat gout and rheumatic conditions. The narrator recounts biking with a son and promotes Kruschen Salts as a remedy sold in chemists and stores for 2 shillings 6d per bottle.
Printed and published by Alton Richmond McLeod for the Proprietors Manilla Newspaper Co. at the office of the Manilla Express on Manilla Street in Manilla, New South Wales.
An advertisement from 338 George Street Sydney promotes Victor battery sets. It promises easy terms and no expert knowledge required, inviting readers to request full particulars. The copy emphasizes pleasure and happiness from a high-grade radio and assures simple operation with a single knob.
The Gr offers practical, old fashioned advice on growing Zinnias and Seedless Lettuce. It covers sowing methods in boxes or beds, soil prep with manure, mulching, spacing around nine inches to a foot, regular watering, and weekly nitrate feeds. It notes Zinnia varieties and emphasizes continuous sowing for lettuce, plus weekly maintenance and avoidance of overplanting to prevent waste.
The Graziers Co operative reports improved wool prices with increases of up to 15 percent on best descriptions and 5 to 10 percent on others. Yorkshire buyers dominated the market with strong continental and Japan support, while inferior lines held steady. Upcoming sales are scheduled for October with several lots listed and high totals of bales.
News from Canberra indicates the potential for a gradual adjustment in exchange rates. Officials expect no action on the British Australian rate of £30/100 for several weeks with initial small moves, possibly a 2.5 percent drop in the first week and about 5 percent later.
A shaded plot grows top summer lettuce with Seedless Hanson Mignonette and Iceberg noted. To deter slugs and snails, sprinkle the soil with the slug and snail destroyer Kill All. It claims to kill vermin from slugs and snails to woodworms.
P. L. D. Shepherd & Son Ltd advertises a wide range of seeds and bulbs including Mixed Pumpkin Tomato Watermelon Rock Melon Cucumber and Gladiolus seeds. Items include Dahlia tubers decorative plants cactus dahlias and large assortments with prices in pence and shillings, head office Sydney.
Notice from M J Brady dated October 11 1930 warns that all persons found shooting hunting fishing or trespassing on Kio-ora after this date will be prosecuted without respect to persons and that all preview permissions are cancelled.
A formal warning from Bruce Park states that any person shooting trapping poisoning or trespassing on the Springmount property will be dealt with by law. All previous permissions are canceled and the notice emphasizes legal action.
Warning to keep netting gates closed at Stratfield with immediate prosecutions for offenders. Signed 8. SHAW, Manager.
A notice from R. H. Hudson states that any person found shooting or hunting or trespassing on Braemar or Willamby land will be prosecuted without respect to persons. All previous permissions are cancelled or withdrawn and fences must not be interfered with.
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